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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grantsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grantsville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Grantsville:
- 40.596293, -112.469210
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grantsville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Tooele County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tooele County
- Since Grantsville is near Utah County and also Salt Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grantsville
Communities Also Named Grantsville ...
We found five communities that are also named Grantsville.
Within Utah, the name Grantsville is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Grantsville is located in Garrett County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Grantsville.
- Mississippi
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Grantsville [Noxubee County].
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Grantsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Grantsville.
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Grantsville [Nye County].
- West Virginia
- Calhoun County
- This Grantsville is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the east of the Grantsville that is located in Tooele County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Grantsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grantsville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Angels Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Angels Grove is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Grove
- Clover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clover is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Former names for Clover:
- Johnson
- Johnson's Settlement
- Shambip
- Copperfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Copperfield is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Former name for Copperfield:
- Upper Bingham
- Dolomite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dolomite is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Flux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flux is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flux
- Jacob City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Former names for Lincoln:
- Lake View
- Pine Canyon
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Rush Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tad Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tad Park is located in Tooele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tad Park
How Far From Grantsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Grantsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grantsville and extending to:
- Tooele, which is the Seat of Tooele County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grantsville to Tooele, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,872 miles [3,012.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grantsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grantsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grantsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grantsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5963, Longitude: -112.4692 In this case, the coordinates for Grantsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.991 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.117 degrees. |
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